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Step 33Installing the Components - Controller
What you need:
The controller board you made earlier
The buttons
Screws (I used 6)
Sharpie
Drill with bit the size of your screws
Spacers
You want to be able to PLAY the game, right? Well, then you should probably put in a controller!
The controller boards, I found, were just SLIGHTLY higher than the PSone screen. Therefore, these go in after the screen. I made the mistake of putting the controller in first and made myself do a lot of extra work.
You want to position the board in the correct place and drill the holes, then use screws to hold it in. One thing's different with this, though. With the controller you have to space it away from the case in order for the controls to work correctly.
MARK AND DRILL THE HOLES
Start by marking and drilling your holes. Hold the D-Pad section centered in the hole, and use a Sharpie to mark the hole locations, then drill them. Same idea as the screen. I found that the screen's board was in the way. So I had to use only three screws. To keep the other side symmetrical, I used three screws as well.
INSTALLING THE SCREWS
Get your three screws and put them through the holes in the case. Tape them down so they don't fall out when you flip the case over.
INSTALL AND ADJUST THE SPACERS
Turn over the case and put equal amounts of spacers on each screw. Put the D-Pad in the hole, and put your D-Pad board on the screws. Hold the D-Pad board in place while you flip the case back over. Check the fit of the D-Pad. Did you use too many spacers or too little? Does it take a lot of movement of the D-Pad to press the button of almost none? Adjust the amount of spacers until you find a height that you like. Also, try adjusting the screw you installed on the board earlier with needle-nosed pliers.
Once you have the D-Pad how you like it, install the nuts for the screws. Tighten them down, and give the D-Pad another test. Adjust the screw if need be.
Repeat the procedure for the other set of buttons.
The controller board you made earlier
The buttons
Screws (I used 6)
Sharpie
Drill with bit the size of your screws
Spacers
You want to be able to PLAY the game, right? Well, then you should probably put in a controller!
The controller boards, I found, were just SLIGHTLY higher than the PSone screen. Therefore, these go in after the screen. I made the mistake of putting the controller in first and made myself do a lot of extra work.
You want to position the board in the correct place and drill the holes, then use screws to hold it in. One thing's different with this, though. With the controller you have to space it away from the case in order for the controls to work correctly.
MARK AND DRILL THE HOLES
Start by marking and drilling your holes. Hold the D-Pad section centered in the hole, and use a Sharpie to mark the hole locations, then drill them. Same idea as the screen. I found that the screen's board was in the way. So I had to use only three screws. To keep the other side symmetrical, I used three screws as well.
INSTALLING THE SCREWS
Get your three screws and put them through the holes in the case. Tape them down so they don't fall out when you flip the case over.
INSTALL AND ADJUST THE SPACERS
Turn over the case and put equal amounts of spacers on each screw. Put the D-Pad in the hole, and put your D-Pad board on the screws. Hold the D-Pad board in place while you flip the case back over. Check the fit of the D-Pad. Did you use too many spacers or too little? Does it take a lot of movement of the D-Pad to press the button of almost none? Adjust the amount of spacers until you find a height that you like. Also, try adjusting the screw you installed on the board earlier with needle-nosed pliers.
Once you have the D-Pad how you like it, install the nuts for the screws. Tighten them down, and give the D-Pad another test. Adjust the screw if need be.
Repeat the procedure for the other set of buttons.
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